The area of the dust bowl was rich with prarie grass and stuff but then it was settled and the farmers pulled up the grass and the dust settled on top of the dirt and it was like a blizzard but with dust. Farmers couldn't farm, and animals died because they didn't have grass to eat. Some cities did try to help people out by giving them some money to survive, but it wasn't a whole lot. Children probably suffered the most out of the whole lot of people, because they were so young and didn't have anything. Some kids left home when they got a little older, because they figured they were more of a burden at home. There were about 250,000 homeless children. About 2,600 schools closed down, and so kids weren't able to get a good education to help them out. Suicide rates jumped in the thirties. Hospitals had to close down because of monetary issues, so kids weren't able to have good treatment. They would get this disease where their bones would soften, and since they're still growing, it caused them to be disfigured.
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